"I don't have time for this." Travis said as he turned to walk out.
"Travis Kaden Martin. Sit down, now." Carey said. Travis turned back around and sat down. Across from Maddie's parents!
"What do want?" Travis asked looking at his mom. His anger showed, it burned in his eyes and poisoned his words. If anger was heat, the place would be on fire.
"We want to talk to you about our daughter." Maddie's father said. Travis turned his head toward them. His blue eyes showed hate.
"Why?" Travis said.
"First off, we haven't seen her all day. Have you?"
"Yeah Travis. You've been gone all day also." Carey said.
"What is taking him so long?" Maddie asked.
"Who knows?" Darryl said. He, Angie, and Maddie had been standing outside impatiently for a half hour.
"Maybe his mom wanted him longer than we thought." Angie said.
"I'm going in to see what's going on." Maddie said.
"Maddie, no!" Darryl and Angie said as she walked in.
"What's taking so… long?" Maddie said. Travis turned to see her. Crap, he thought.
"Maddie, what were you- oy." Darryl said. Darryl and Angie had just walked in and had the same surprised expression as Maddie.
"Angie. Darryl. I should've known you were behind this. Travis you've been lying to us for the last half hour. Why?" Carey said.
"Ma, I lie when I need to."
"But I'm your mother."
"Well, that just makes you more gullible. And guys, I was in the clearing." Travis said.
"Well sorry. We'd been in the other room waiting for like a half hour." Maddie said still looking at her parents.
"Why don't you three sit down?" Carey said.
"OK." the three said simultaneously. They sat down by Travis and waited for their interrogation.
"Well, whose idea was this?" Carey asked.
"Angie, Darryl, and mine." Travis admitted.
"Care to explain?" Carey asked.
"Not really." Travis said.
"Travis." Carey said.
"OK. I asked Angie if she and Darryl could come up with a plan to get me and Maddie together secretly." Travis said.
"We came up with the plan of the two of them meeting at the park with us and anywhere else they wanted to go." Angie said.
"We came with them so that if any of you called, we'd be there to make up an excuse. To make it look like they were at our house." Darryl said.
"We liked the idea and went with it." Maddie said.
"And here we are. Being interrogated like a bunch of criminals." Travis said.
"Be happy you don't have the light in your eyes." Carey said.
"True." Travis said.
"Is there anyway to keep you two apart?" Maddie's mom asked.
"No. If you keep forbidding me from seeing him, I'll keep sneaking out to see him." Maddie said.
"If you keep us apart, we'll just rebel." Travis said.
"Why do you keep them apart anyway?" Angie asked.
"Our older daughter, Sirena, almost got pregnant around Maddie's age." Maddie's mom said.
"And we don't want that to happen to Maddie." Maddie's father said.
"Is that what this is about? Mom, Dad, that won't happen to me." Maddie said.
"Yeah. We know the consequences and we're way too mature for that. I mean, of course we're only sixteen. Well, I'm seventeen, because I have an early birthday, but- I'm not helping am I?" Travis said.
"No sweetheart." Maddie said.
"That's what I thought." Travis said.
"Mr. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick, Maddie and Travis are two very responsible people and they'd never do that." Angie said.
"Yeah. These guys are way too cool, responsible, mature, and intelligent to do that. And they'd never give in to peer pressure." Darryl said.
"Thanks guys." Travis said.
"Yeah." Maddie said.
"Well then, I guess you guys can go out. After your friends have given such a good description of the two of you." Maddie's dad said after some thought.
"Yes!" the kids said.
"No more secrets, Travis." Carey said.
"Now to deal with Zack." Travis said.